10.31.2011

Author Interview & Giveaway

Today I would like to welcome author Louise Caiola!

Thank you for taking to time to answer some questions for us!

Bio:

Louise Caiola is a writer,
mother, and Jill of all Trades, working hard to become a master of the
author-world. She’s crafted an extensive collection of short stories
appearing for years in the online magazine Faithhopeandfiction.com.
She is represented by Terrie Wolf at AKA Literary. WISHLESS is her debut
novel. Please stop by her FB page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wishless/232063146839096 and join the festivities. She also
invites you to check out her website at www.louisecaiola.com and drop a line. She loves hearing
from her readers.

In one sentence only, why
should we read your book?

Reading WISHLESS
will ignite all of your senses, indulge your need for entertainment
and introduce you to people you won’t soon forget.

What inspired you with the
idea for this Book?The inspiration for this story
came to me in bits and pieces – inspired by several things -
a line in a song, a name, a random scenario popping in my head when
I least expected it. I’m a big shower-writer. Lots of my stuff shows
up while I am mid-shampoo.

How did you get interested
in writing this particular genre?

I think being a young adult
is such a difficult and fascinating thing, particularly now. It’s
a period of awakening, a time of growth and coming into yourself. It
is rife with material to write about and I am really drawn to exploring
these stories.

What was/is the easiest/hardest
part about writing this book?

The easiest part of writing
this story was giving life to the characters. They came to me, so alive
and vivid. It was just a matter of providing them a chance to be heard.
Hardest part was the editing. I never felt as if I were finished. In
fact, I’m still making changes, in my mind, anyway!

Is there anything you wish
was different about the book?

There were a couple scenes
I deleted during the editing phase. They involved Chessie visiting Logan
in Louisiana and meeting her family. In retrospect I might have enjoyed
including them however they didn’t really serve in moving the story
along so my editor and I chose to cut them.

What's a typical working
day like for you? When and where do you write? Do you set a daily writing
goal?

6:30 am: Rise and shine. Write
for 20 minutes, give or take.6:50 am – approximately
9:00 am: Attend to house details, kids, dog, personal grooming ritual.
Rush out the door, 20 minutes late. Oops.9:00 am – 5:00 pm: Work
minutiae. Lots of it. Decide I desperately need a vacation.5:00 pm – 7:00 pm:
Errands, dinner, laundry, e-mails, phone calls, etc. Life x 100. Still
desperately need a vacation.7:00 – 9:00 pm: Lock
myself away from family and any/all distractions. Write. Churn out the
early workings of a bestseller. Or a few pages of fluff. Write either
way, no matter what – unless a fire breaks out or I become severely
dehydrated.9:00 pm – I crash:
Read. Read some more. Close my eyes. Thank God for another perfect
day.

What’s
the best thing about being an author?

Stumbling upon a new and exciting
way of saying the same old thing is what I consider to be one of the
high points of being a writer. Coining a fresh, original phrase just
never gets old. I also love connecting to other people through my words.

Do you have any favorite
authors or favorite books?

My favorite book is usually
the one I’ve just finished reading. However, I do think every respectable
bookshelf must contain a copy of To Kill a Mockingbird.There are so many incredible
writers out there. I would run out of paper listing those I admire.
To mention a few: Nicholas Sparks, Laurie Halse Anderson, Anne
Brashares, Steven King, Lauren Myracle, JK Rowling, Maya Angelou.

If you could jump in to
a book, and live in that world... Which would it be?

I always wanted to hang out
in Whoville. I hear they throw a crazy holiday party.

What's one piece of advice
you would give aspiring authors?

Golden Rule #1: Read as much
as you can, in every genre. Mandatory. You can’t write if you don’t
read. It’s really that simple.

Any other books in the works?Goals
for future projects?

My second novel, an older,
contemporary YA entitled Girls like
HERis currently with my agent, Terrie Wolf of AKA Literary.
I am about halfway through the first draft of my third project, a YA
mystery still seeking its rightful name.

We also have an eBook copy of Wishless to giveaway today! All you have to do is enter in the Raffelcopter form below!

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2 comments:

I tried again and this time my computer let me read your blog. Very interesting interview. Nice to get to know you better. I too think To Kill A Mockingbird is a special book. I kept my personal copy even after I taught it for sophomore English.

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